One for sale in my Etsy shop… …and the rest directly from my sketchbook:
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Slings and arrows.
[Cross-posted from MeWe.] Now, this is just a notion that came to me this morning; I haven’t decided how much I believe it. But it’s certainly a plausible speculation. While reading several novels recently set in pre-modern conflicts — especially Chuck Dixon’s Bad Times series, in which modern ex-Rangers end up in historical war zones…
Movies Seen Recently: 11/11/11, Blind Fury, Shockwave
11/11/11 (2011) – It’s actually a fairly competent paranoid Satanist thriller from The Asylum — at the very least, it’s better than the OTHER two Omen ripoffs I’ve seen from them. Doesn’t look impoverished, either. But pretty forgettable for all that. Which is why this description is so short. Blind Fury (1989) – I really,…
Sketch of the Day Omnibus Post.
My sketch-of-the-day posting has been a little spotty; late last week my modem died, and I’ve been trying to be frugal in the use of my hotspot for desktop internet access. (Apparently DSL modems are ancient technology. Who knew?) Three posted for sale in my Etsy shop… …and two from my sketchbook:
Bigger Than the Big Lie.
[I posted this on MeWe today, and wanted to reproduce it someplace where it would be easier to find.] The left loved to toss around “The Big Lie” when discussing Trump’s allegations of widespread voter fraud. Here’s the thing: There’s an entire category difference between an assertion which may be factually false (I’m not saying…
Movies Seen Recently: Dredd, Gamera: The Giant Monster, Ghost Town
Dredd (2012) – The comic book character “Judge Dredd” was created as a British exaggeration of the already hyperbolic American “Dirty Harry” cop who has to become as violent and ruthless as the criminals he hunts. As such, it’s over-the-top, tongue-in-cheek, and knowingly campy. When the Powers That Be produced the 1995 movie Judge Dredd…
Movies Seen Recently: The Road to Perdition, Torpedo: U-235, Night of the Demon
The Road to Perdition (2002) – I think every description I ever saw of this movie buried the lede. The usual summary is along the lines of “A young boy in ’30s Chicago finds out what his father actually does for a living.” Much better would be “A ’30s mob hitman and his 11-year-old son…